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Former coworker I gave a reference for sabotaged the company on his last day - Should I update the reference contact with this new information?

professionalism colleagues references asked Jun 7, 2021 at 15:33

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How to use /dev/fb0 as a console from userspace, or output text to it

linux command-line arm framebuffer asked Sep 10, 2011 at 20:35

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What was the first multiprocessor x86 motherboard?

ibm-pc x86 motherboard multiprocessor asked Aug 7, 2019 at 22:30

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What was the very first device to have an RS-232 serial port

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Can I use the DEC VT220 composite output to connect it to a TV?

terminal dec television vt220 asked Oct 8, 2019 at 22:31

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Rooted phone - sending SMS message via command line

sms shell terminal command-line asked Jan 14, 2012 at 21:01

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Connect alauda driver to an mtd device

linux drivers flash-memory asked Feb 24, 2011 at 23:55

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7 votes

Lightweight utility/program to run a command after a random delay

linux command-line random asked Jun 8, 2011 at 20:22

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7 votes

Perl: does reassigning a new value to a scalar overwrite its current contents in RAM?

perl variables scalar data-persistence asked Jul 30, 2011 at 17:36

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7 votes

Reliable procedure/tool for removing print drivers in Windows 7 (domain environment)

windows-7 drivers printing print-drivers asked Nov 20, 2011 at 20:25

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In /etc/resolv.conf, what exactly does the "search" configuration option do?

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Running chkdsk on a disk partition without a drive letter

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iptables vs route

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Which extension to use for text files? (Unix/Linux)

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Route all trafic for specific ip over specific network interface

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